AK’s General Knowledge A-Z #23

A – the first president to live in the White House

B – Michael Jackson’s megahit “____ Jean”, or first name of singer Eilish

C – Monty Python’s Flying ____; an originally Latin word meaning racecourse or space where games are held

D – Grey and Swayze’s dancing, or Clint Eastwood’s Harry

E – is 40,075 km (24,901 mi.) long

F – a colloquial term for the violin, or something you do with your phone

G – murder, bloodshed, violence, or Al with an inconvenient truth

H – profession that used to be prone to mercury poisoning leading to a psychiatric syndrome (like in Alice in Wonderland)

I – is “ιδιώτης” in Greek, or Prince Myshkin in Dostoevsky

J – former NBA star Earvin, nickname “Magic”

K – daughter of the Bundy family in Married... with Children

L – League of ______: a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game

M – if I ran from this village to Athens, I’d certainly drop dead too

N – country where The Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed entirely

O – Danish architect Jørn Utzon designed the Sydney _____ _____

P – black in the first stamp, or the Beatles’ Lane

Q – _____ Riot, band who famously covered “Cum on Feel the Noize”

R – German physicist Wilhelm who discovered X-rays

S – a small, nondescript bird, or Johnny Depp’s non-nondescript pirate Jack

T – a formal offer to buy or sell something, or how Elvis should be loved

U – _____Health Group: the sixth largest U.S. company by revenue in 2020

V – country where Maracaibo is the second largest city

W – a nickname for the lacrosse stick, a hair-curling appliance, or a wizard’s tool

X – hugs and kisses

Y – a more familiar name for the Huang He River

Z – a videotelephony program; the 5th most downloaded mobile app worldwide in 2020